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Good News in History, April 6
59 years ago today, the first commercial communications satellite, Intelsat I, was placed in geosynchronous orbit. The tiny 2-foott device (nicknamed Early Bird for...
Greek Archaeologists Use The Iliad as a Map to Find 10 Ancient Shipwrecks
Covering almost 5,000 years of history, a team of maritime archaeologists from Greece have located a series of shipwrecks off the coast of the...
Good News in History, March 25
65 years ago today, Elvis Presley performed live at Pearl Harbor’s Bloch Arena in a benefit for the USS Arizona Memorial. The concert was...
Good News in History, March 22
54 years ago today, native Mexican or "Chicino" residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation...
Good News in History, March 15
52 years ago today, The Godfather premiered in the United States. Based on a novel of the same name by American Mario Puzo, Paramount acquired...
Good News in History, March 13
On this day last year, worldwide unit sales of vinyl records climbed above CDs for the first time since 1987, completing the only low-tech...
Reborn from the Dust, Giant Statue of Atlas Put Back Together to Guard Sicily’s Valley of the Temples
A 20-year restoration project on the island of Sicily has led to the reconstruction of a 26-foot (8-meter) tall statue of Atlas, the god...
Run by Grandmothers, a Staten Island Restaurant Highlights Homecooking from Around the World
Most visitors going to Staten Island are doing so to see the Statue of Liberty, but within the kitchen at 27 Hyatt Street can...
Good News in History, February 19
Happy 38th Birthday to perhaps the greatest competitive female soccer player in history—the Brazilian colloquially called "Marta". Marta Viera da Silva holds the record for...
Good News in History, January 22
56 years ago today, the Phoenix Suns and the Milwaukee Bucks were awarded franchise licenses by the National Basketball Association, creating teams for the...
Archaeologists Discover Ancient Cities Hidden in the Ecuadorian Amazon
Another ancient and lost city has been identified by archaeologists working with LiDAR in the Amazon Rainforest—with this most recent society dating as far...
Palace of Alexander the Great Reopens After 16 Years of Renovations
Phillip II of Macedon was one of the most famous names in the Classical Greek world. He changed Macedon from a rustic backwater into...
Why Are So Many Old Maps Covered in Sea Monsters? Nat. Geo Dives Deep
Everyone knows that our ancestors believed the seas and oceans were the domains of monsters, but the extent of this fear, as depicted in...
Good News in History, December 21
Today is the magical Winter Solstice, bringing the longest night of the year to the Northern Hemisphere, and marking the start of more daylight...
Your Weekly Horoscope: A ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Scientists Prove Gingers Are Totally Normal–Having Been Around for Millions of Years in Other Species
A pair of scientists have found fragments of ginger pigment molecules in fossilized frogs which they take to mean that most famous of genetic...
65-Year-old Paddles Into Record Books With Epic 6800-mi Solo Kayak Quest–From Tip of Canada to Florida and Back
After 268 days in his kayak, a 65-year-old has completed his epic ‘Reverse the Bad’ expedition, becoming the first person to solo kayak the...
Dazzling Ancient Bronze Sword Found in Germany ‘Still Shines’ After 3,400 Years
It looks fake at first glance—how could 3,400 years of time leave a hunk of metal so untouched?
Yet when archaeologists from Bavaria's State Office...
7,000-year-old Road Uncovered in Croatia is Paved in Stone–A ‘Sensational Find’
The island of Korcula is something Croats are exceptionally proud of—and rightly so. It is said to be the birthplace of Marco Polo, and...
New Year Horoscopes From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...